Genus Austrosialis Tillyard, 1919
- Austrosialis Tillyard, R.J. 1919. Australian Megaloptera or alder-flies, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 43(1918): 819-825 [26 March 1919].
Type species:
Austrosialis ignicollis Tillyard, 1919 by monotypy.
Introduction
An unnamed fossil species of Austrosialis was reported from the Palaeocene Redbank Plains Formation at New Chum (near Robert Street, Ebbw Vale), south-east Queensland by Lambkin (1992).
Distribution
States
Queensland, Tasmania
IBRA
Qld, Tas: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
- Tasmania
General References
Lambkin, K.J. 1992. A record of Austrosialis Tillyard from the Queensland Palaeocene (Insecta: Megaloptera: Sialidae). Queensland Naturalist 31: 84–86
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2023 | MEGALOPTERA | 10-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |